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Old 06-14-2010 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris@FsP
I like the npt tap/allen plug idea myself.
The problem there is that he's not removing the oil pan, so any drilling and tapping into the oil pan is going to leave aluminum shavings in the pan, which is not a good thing. I'd be more inclined to seal it off with epoxy than to willingly introduce aluminum shavings into the oil system.
Old 06-14-2010 | 09:23 AM
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Tap with grease? Catches shavings? Drop lower pan and blast it out with degreaser?

Or just doit right and get a new upper oil pan, its only $93.00 lol

The labor is more though

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Old 06-14-2010 | 09:30 AM
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i;m sure he's dropping his lower pan to do this.

i personally woulda ground it flat with angle/die grinder. then used a right hand drill to drill and tap for a 3/8"NPT or bigger plug.

you are going to have to make sure there is no oil on anything before you use the epoxy. brake cleaner on everything
Old 06-14-2010 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by str8dum1
i;m sure he's dropping his lower pan to do this.

i personally woulda ground it flat with angle/die grinder. then used a right hand drill to drill and tap for a 3/8"NPT or bigger plug.

you are going to have to make sure there is no oil on anything before you use the epoxy. brake cleaner on everything

ya, my comment about not dropping the oil pan only pertains to the UPPER pan. lower pan comes off easy and is no stress in order to clean the shavings out.

eh, now i'm torn with what to do. I guess i can try the epoxy and if it doesn't work then drill the epoxy out and then tap. lol
Old 06-14-2010 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by binder
ya, my comment about not dropping the oil pan only pertains to the UPPER pan. lower pan comes off easy and is no stress in order to clean the shavings out.

eh, now i'm torn with what to do. I guess i can try the epoxy and if it doesn't work then drill the epoxy out and then tap. lol
Yeah, it's a given that lower pan is coming off...that's the easy part.
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would have been alot easier if you had welded on an -AN nipple fitting. then you could have just screwed an -AN cap on the opening but........alas, thus is not the case.

Welding is still the best option! Put the car on a lift; drop the lower oil pan, and then clean up the inside of the upper oil pan in preparation for a weld. Grind off the nipple and have a welder come out and weld the hole shut. it shouldn't long at all.......... probably charge you about $20-$40 for the welding.
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well, after a 20 minute convo with a local mobile welder he tried saying something about hydro carbons and basically ended up telling me to drill it and put a plug in it and then he could weld the plug. so basically, pointless.
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